Sunday, 6 December 2015 from 18:30 to 21:00 (GMT)

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Who rules Pakistan?

In this episode of Head to Head, Mehdi Hasan challenges Hina Rabbani Khar, former foreign minister of Pakistan, on whether Pakistan has been supporting the Taliban and whether the army is in control of the country.

We explore Pakistan’s ambiguous stance towards the Afghan Taliban and the so-called War on Terror and whether the relations between the ISI, Pakistan’s spy agency, and militant groups have brought the insurgency home. Last year’s Peshawar school attack reinvigorated the military campaign against jihadi groups, while civilian oversight was curtailed.

- Did Pakistan support the Afghan Taliban and protect Osama Bin Laden?

- Who is calling the shots in Pakistan right now; the civilian authorities or the army?

- Are democracy, human rights and civil liberties safe in the fight against the Pakistani Taliban?